Carl David Anderson

Carl David Anderson
Born	(1905-09-03)September 3, 1905 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1991(1991-01-11) (aged 85) San Marino, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Known for	Discovery of the positron Discovery of the muon
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1936) Elliott Cresson Medal (1937)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	California Institute of Technology
Thesis	Space-distribution of x-ray photoelectrons ejected from the K and L atomic energy-levels (1930)
Doctoral advisor	Robert A. Millikan
Other academic advisors	William Smythe
Doctoral students	Donald A. Glaser Seth Neddermeyer James C. Fletcher
Other notable students	Cinna Lomnitz

Carl David Anderson (September 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991) was an American physicist. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936.